VILLAGE OF DWIGHT MUNICIPAL INFORMATION DIRECTORY Prepared by Jean Louis Updated by Patricia Drechsel Village Clerk Updated January 12, 2010
MUNICIPAL INFORMATION DIRECTORY VILLAGE OF DWIGHT LIVINGSTON AND GRUNDY COUNTIES ILLINOIS The VILLAGE OF DWIGHT is a municipality incorporated and organized under the General Law for Villages of the State of Illinois on July 24, 1872, for the purpose of providing its residents with the following services: Police Protection Sewer and Water Service Garbage Collection Service Street and Alley Maintenance Ambulance Service Parks and Recreation The VILLAGE OF DWIGHT has certain functional subdivisions which are shown on Table I attached hereto. The approximate amount of the operating budget of the VILLAGE OF DWIGHT is $3,000,000.00. The Village s primary office is located at 209 S. Prairie Ave. in Dwight. Other departments maintained by the Village and their locations are: Police Station 209 S. Prairie Ave. Sewer Plant 600 Brewster Public Works Garage 712 S. Old Rt. 66 Emergency Medical Service 209 S. Prairie Ave. Stevenson Pool 600 Morris Rd.
The VILLAGE OF DWIGHT currently employees approximately 21 full-time employees, as well as approximately 16 part-time employees year round. During the months of April through October, approximately 3 parttime people are employed with Street & Alley and Parks. June through August, approximately 15 people are employed at the swimming pool. The following is a list of the VILLAGE OF DWIGHT s board and commissions: BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBER TITLE Board of Trustees Bill Wilkey President Jerry Curtis Trustee Angie Airgood Mike Woods Justin Eggenberger Nick Kester Other Administration Patricia E. Drechsel Village Clerk Diane Jensen Village Treasurer Kevin McNamara Village Administrator Plan Commission Earl McCoy Member Scott Sand Charles Brady Doug Pedersen Harold Lund Mike Metzke John Call Zoning Board of Appeals John Monferdini Member Troy Riegel Ken White Steve Lovell Steve Zabel Rick Stirnaman
REQUEST FOR MUNICIPAL PUBLIC RECORDS Any person requesting public records of the VILLAGE OF DWIGHT may make such a request in writing at the Village Clerk s office at 209 S. Prairie Ave., Dwight, IL, 60420. Such request should be made to the attention of Patricia Drechsel, FOIA Officer at such address, and if she is not present in person, you should see Mr. Gary Neville, Deputy FOIA Officer at 146 E. Main St., Dwight, IL, 60420. Other methods of communicating a written request would be mailing, faxing (815-584-2680) or emailing (villagehall@dwightillinois.com) Mrs. Drechsel, specifying in particular the records requested to be disclosed and copied. All written requests should be addressed to the FOIA Officer at the address of the Clerk s office. The following people are the Village s Freedom of Information Officers: Patricia E. Drechsel, Village Clerk (primary) Gary Neville, Village Attorney (in the absence of the Village Clerk) Requests for records should be specific. If it is desired that records should be certified, that must be indicated in the request and specify which records must be certified. The fees for any such records, if the person requesting the records wishes them to be copied, are as follows: First 50 pages, black and white, letter or legal size copies: no cost; Additional pages, black and white, letter or legal: actual cost or $0.15 per copy; Electronic records: costs of recording medium.; Color copies or copies in a size other than letter or legal: actual costs; Certification: $1.00 Mailing: actual cost to the Village of Dwight Copy services of an outside vendor: actual charges to the Village
TYPES OF RECORDS I. ANNEXATIONS/AGREEMENTS II. BID SPECIFICATIONS III. BUILDING PERMITS IV. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN V. CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS VI. DEEDS/EASEMENTS VII. ELECTION RECORDS VIII. EQUIPMENT INVENTORY IX. FINANCIAL RECORDS a. Budget (approved annually) b. Budget Ordinance (adopted annually) c. Tax Levy Ordinance (adopted annually) d. Audit (performed annually by outside firm) e. Bill Vouchers/Expenditures (see attached General Ledger list) f. Revenue Receipts (see attached General Ledger list) g. Salary Schedules X. FLOOD PLAIN MAPS XI. FOIA REQUESTS AND DENIALS XII. GRANTS XIII. GROUP INSURANCE XIV. LIABILITY/AUTO/INLAND MARINE INSURANCE XV. LIENS XVI. LIQUOR COMMISSION RECORDS XVII. LOANS/BONDS XVIII. MOTOR FUEL TAX RECORDS
XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. ORDINANCES a. Municipal Code b. Zoning Ordinance c. Subdivision Ordinance d. Recently passed but not updated in books PENSION FUND RECORDS PERSONNEL FILES PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL POLICE RECORDS REAL ESTATE RESOLUTIONS SEWER REPORTS SOLICITATION PERMITS SWIMMING POOL RECORDS TREASURER S REPORTS VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES VILLAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES WATER REPORTS WORKERS COMPENSATION RECORDS
RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF DWIGHT VILLAGE PRESIDENT VILLAGE CLERK VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE TREASURER VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CHIEF OF POLICE EMS DIRECTOR WATER SEWER STREET & ALLEY POLICE AMBULANCE EMERGENCY SERVICES & DISASTER AGENCY PARKS POOL FUNCTIONAL SUBDIVISIONS TABLE I